Clamping device



GLAM PING DEVICE Filed July 18, 1933- I 2 Inventor 8 7 Mai/11mg. 60f

Genaro Ffie] d /a q Patented May 22, 1934 V j 1,959,713

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1,959,113 CLAMPING DEVICE William Benjamin Golf and Genaro F. Delgado,

Tucson,

Application July 18, 1Q33, Scrial No. 681,026 2 Claims. (C1. 173-4259) This invention relates to a clamping device sleeve toward the small ends of the shanks or the which may be used as a battery terminal or other jaws will permit this outward movement of the electric terminal, or other terminal, the general jaws. object of the invention being to provide a pair of In the first form of the invention, the shanks 5 jaws and a sleeve carrying member threaded to of the jaws are yieldably connected with the 60 the body of the jaws and provided with means body, but in the form shown in Figure 6, the jaws whereby when the sleeve is moved in one direc- 2 are 'pivotally connected, as at 11, with the tion, the jaws will be opened and when the sleeve body 1', but in other respects this form of the is moved in another direction, the jaws will (b invention is similar to that above described. closed. When the device is used as a battery post, 65 This invention also consists in certain other Other terminal 110st Connection. the body 1 features or construction and in the combination is f rm dwith a p t t r c ive an end or the and arrangement of the several parts, to be here- Cable s s w i F gu 3 and 6. inaiter fully described, illustrated in the accom- Thus it Will be Seen that We have p d lc naming-drawing and specifically pointed out in impl clamping device, the jaws of whi h are 70 the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, refer ing movement of the nut on the threaded body. will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein It thellght from the foregoing description like characters denote like of corresponding parts that the advantages and novel features of t moved to open and closed positions by the turnthroughout the several views, and in which:- invention will be ad y pp t. 75

Figure 1 is a top plan vi w of th d i h g It is to be understood that changes may be made the jawsinpartly closed position. in the construction and in the combination and Figur 2 i a il r i t showing t arrangement or the several parts, provided that sleeve and ut in ti such changes fall within the scope of the ap- Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2, but showpended i so ing the parts with the jaws in open position. What is claimed 1s:-

Figure 4 is a ti on lin 4 .4 of Figure 2 1. A device of the class described comprising a i r 5 i a t n on l 5 .5 of Figure threaded body of circular form in cross section, Fi r 5 i view, howing modification of pair of jaws movably connected to one end of In this drawing, the numeral 1 indicates the the body, a nut threaded on the body and a sub- 85 body oi the device which is threaded, as shown, stantially V-shaped sleeve rotatably connected and the numeral 2 indicates the pair or jaws which with the nut and mova l h r wi h. h v sare formed with the body at one end thereof and ing in W811 015 the P Sleeve engaging in a manner to permit the jaws to move toward the outer edges of the jaws to force them toor away from each other. The shank 3 of each g h r Wh n the nut is moved in one direction 90 jaw is separated from the other shank by a suband D connected W the Sleeve a passing stantially V-shaped recess 4. between the jaws for moving the jaws apart A nut 5 is threaded on the body 1 nd ha n when the nut is moved in an opposite direction. annular groove 6 therein for receiving the flange? 2. A device of the class described comp n a 7 or a substantially V-shaped sleeve 8, the sides b d of circular h p in ros s ti n, a d hav- 95 and ends of which are closed and the sides of ing'spiral threads th re n, a nut threaded on the which are connected together by a pin 9 which body and having an annular groove. therein. passes through th rec s 4, pair of jaws having tapered shanks movably con- Thus it will b een that wh th t 5 1 nected to one end of the body at the small ends moved in one direction, the sleeve will also be of Said Shanks, a Substantially D Sleeve 100 moved and the pin 9 moves toward the free end having a flange fi in in he groove of the nut of the jaws and portions of the sleeve engaging with the V-shaped part of the sleeve fitting over the outer edges of the shanks of the jaws will move the Shanks 0f the jaws d a P connected with the jaws toward each other so that the jaws follow the Sleeve and Passing between the S ank 0f the pin and this will cause the recessed portions the jaws. 105

10 of the jaws to grip the battery post or other WIL BE JAMIN GOFF. object placed between them. By moving the nut A O DELGADO.

in an opposite direction, the pin 9 will be moved toward the closed end of the recess so that it will force the jaws apart and the movement of the V 11 

